Clothes-drier.



S. E. JENKINS.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLIQATION rum) mom-24, 1909.

1,01 5,959. v Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Jan. 30,1912.

Application filed'November 24, 1909. Serial No. 529,766.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL EDWARD J EN- KINS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Holcombs Rock, Bedford county, Virginia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Driers; and I dohereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable'others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in clothes driers; andthe objects and nature of the invention will be readily understood bythose skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation ofthe accompanying drawings illustrating what I now consider to be thepreferred embodiment from among other formations and arrangements withinthe spirit and scope of my invention.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction and incombinations and arrangements as more fully and particularly set forthhereinafter.

Figure 1, is a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 2, is an endelevation thereof;

Figs. 3 and 4, are elevations of the brace for the clothes retainingwires; Fig. 5, is a view of one of the supporting plates for the clothesretaining wires, and Fig. 6, is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, 1, represents a frame which is preferablyof a size sufficiently large to allow a person to comfortably standthereon and have sufiicient room to easily place the clothes on theline.-

The frame is provided with the proper roof 2 and the floor 3 which isplaced a considerable distance above the bottom and having steps 4leading thereto, the purpose of which is to place the line a sufiicientdistance above the ground so that the clothes will not touch the groundand at the same time having the line so that it is not necessary toreach up in hanging the clothes.

At the desired distance from the'frame 1, is a second frame or inclosure5, which is materially smaller and only of sufiicient size to receiveand house a drum. The frames or inclosures are spaced any desireddistance apart according to the length of clothes line desired. Theseframes or inclosures may be of any desired structure and properly bracedandanchored so that the weight of the clothes and wind on the same willnot blow the frames over.

Within the rear end of the frame 1, isa drum 6, having a crank 7, bymeans of which it is rotated. The other frame or inclosure is likewiseprovided with a drum 8 and passing over these drums is an endlessclothes line 9, and by turning the crank the line can be moved in eitherdirection. The line 9, is preferably of a galvanized wire and securedtogether by a turn buckle 10, by means of which any slack in the linecan be readily taken up. The turn buckle does not interfere with theoperation of the line as it is not intended that the same pass over oraround the drum. The inclosure or frame 5 is provided with a metal'plate11, through which the clothes line passes.

The drum 8, is preferably journaled in a plate 12,- whioh is secured inthe side of the housing. The plate 12 below the drum is also providedwith two wire tightening rollers 14 and 15, around which are wound thetwo wires 16 and 17. The wires 16 and 17 are in horizontal alinementwith each other and are. spaced at suitable distance apart. These wiresas shown are directly below the clothes line 9 and their opposite endsare secured to the metal plates 20 and 21, carried by the frame 1. Theplates 20 and 21 as shown, are at the forward end of the frame, andtheir outer ends are provided with grooves 22 in which the wire passes.The clothes as seen in Fig. 1, are hung upon the Wire in rear of theplates on the lower wire and by turning the crank 7 the'clothes arecarried outwardly, and the plates guide the clothes between the wires 16and 17.

By the structure herein described and shown, the wires 16 and 17 firmlyhold two ends ofthe clothes closely together and absolutely prevent themfrom falling from the line and thus obviate the use of any pins.

In order to brace the clothes line and prevent the wires 16 and 17 'fromtwisting, I 1

have provided a guide or brace 23, which is preferably made of sheetmetal having a hooked upper end in which is rotatably mounted the roller24, which is readily placed upon the upper wire of the clothes line. Thesaid plate has pivoted at 25 a second plate 26 which is provided with athumb screw 27. The lower end of the plate 26 is provided with tworollers 28 and the wires as the line is moved outwardly.

29 which roll upon the wires l6 and 17, The plate 26 is provided withthree downwardly extending arms. The center arm 30, extends between thewire" 16 and 1'8, while the arms 31 and 32 are on the outside of thewires and thus prevents the wires 16 and 17 from becoming twisted. Thisbrace is placed on the clothes line about midway its length, or when theline has been about halt filled with clothes, and is placed on the lineat the same point as the clothes within the trams 1. The pivotalconnection or the two parts of the guide allows it to freely pass overthe plates and 21, in the outiward and inward movement of the clothesWhat It claim is 1. A clothes drying apparatus, comprising an endlessclothes line, means for operating the same, two parallel wires below theline and plates for guiding the clothes between 2. A clothes dryingapparatus, comprising a movable clothes supporting wire, and twoparallel clothes guiding wires below the supporting wire and a bracingdevice movable with the supporting wire to prevent the guiding wiresfrom overlapping or twisting together.

3, A clothes drying apparatus, comprising two trainee or inclosures theproper distance apart, a drum in each frame,

eiaeae an endless clothes supporting line passing around said drum, andtwo parallel wires connecting the frames below the supporting wire andadapted to hold the clothes therebetween.

l. A clothes drying apparatus, comprising two frames spaced the properdistance apart, a drum in each frame, an endless clothes supporting linepassing around the said drums, two drums carried by one frame, twoconverging plates carried by the other frame, a wire on each of the lastnamed drums in a horizontal alinement and spaced a slight distance apartand extending to the other frame and around the ends of said convergingplates.

5. A clothes drying apparatus comprising two frames, drums therein, anendless clothes supporting line passing around said drums, twohorlzontally spaced parallel guiding wires arranged below the endlessline, and a bracing device hung on said line and at its lower end havingrollers resting on said two wires and provided with spaced dependingarms between which said two parallel wires are arranged.

lln testimony whereol l aihx my signature,

presence of two witnesses.

ElAll lllElli EDWARD JENKINS.

'Witnesses:

EUGENE C. MILLER, ll, Snoop,

